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In this OnDemand webinar, leading analyst Arun Taneja, founder of Taneja Group, discusses how organizations are rethinking their performance strategy in virtual environments with I/O optimization. The webinar examines the latest trends in tackling application performance, what you need to know about behavior of I/O in a virtual environment, and...

Bell Mobility’s IT team supports SQL Server and other critical applications. When performance started declining, IT evaluated V-locity® VM acceleration software on 16 VMs. Seeing 98% faster processing speeds and a 61% reduction in I/O with V-locity, Bell Mobility knew they had an answer—and it wasn’t more...

The industry’s top I/O optimization experts address the two biggest performance barriers in virtual environments and explain how optimizing I/O at the source on virtual machines provides 50% or more application performance without adding new or additional hardware.

“Help! I deleted a file off the network drive!” What if there were a recycle bin for file servers with self-service recovery? You’d never have to dig through backups to recover files, or run constant snapshots. Fill the gap between backups and the limitations of the Windows recycle bin, and...

The tidal wave of I/O in today’s data-centric enterprise is greatly exacerbated in virtualized environments due to the I/O “blender effect.” The resulting unnecessary I/O issue can be easily eliminated, but since the problem is still misunderstood, organizations continue to invest in more hardware to battle an increasingly complex problem...

How can I/O optimization technology boost SQL Server response time by 130% and throughput by 50% in a virtual environment? openBench Labs tested V-locity VM in its independent lab—examining how the software dramatically increases SQL Server performance on VMs—with no additional hardware. Read the report…

openBench Labs tested V-locity Server, validating the claim that the I/O optimization software accelerates applications on physical servers by 50% or more-with no added hardware. openBench tested V-locity with SQL Server on physical servers, by running the maximum number of daemon processes non-stop, with no lag between query activity. Read...

openBench Labs recently tested Condusiv’s V-locity VM, seeking to validate the claim that V-locity I/O optimization software accelerates applications in virtual environments by 50% or more—with no extra hardware. Since Exchange is one of the most widely used server programs in the world, openBench set up a full-scale test environment...

Imagine a Windows system that maintains optimum performance over time and never needs to be “de-fragged” again. By proactively optimizing I/O at the Windows level, fragmentation is prevented before it ever becomes a problem. As a result, Windows systems continue to run like new. This white paper examines what productive...

Rather than rely on the Windows built-in defrag tool to address performance problems “after-the-fact” on laptops and workstations, IT departments can now address the problem proactively to eliminate performance-robbing fragmentation from ever occurring. One simple fix will put a stop to pesky helpdesk performance issues and ensure you never defrag...

IT faces immense data growth and heavier server workloads, but there is no longer a need to add hardware for performance: IT now has the ability to manage the I/O explosion and gain high-performance—overnight—with hardware they already have. Learn about optimized I/O and how it efficiently boosts IOPS and reduces...

There are inherent behaviors associated with Windows-based VMs that cause a tremendous amount of unnecessary I/O operations to be pushed down into the network and storage. In a virtualized environment, the problem is compounded as multiple VMs share the same storage, resulting in highly random I/O activity. This not only...

In this Technology Spotlight, IDC provides landmark research into the unexpected I/O explosion brought about by virtualization and offers guidance to organizations looking to eliminate I/O bottlenecks without incurring the cost of extra storage hardware to keep up with application demand. IDC outlines how increased agility of virtualization has compounded...

For administrators who want to increase application performance in their virtual environment without incurring the cost of additional hardware, this white paper outlines how I/O optimization technologies deliver performance at a fraction of the cost of hardware for applications with the heaviest workloads. The white paper identifies how the...

There are inherent behaviors associated with Windows that degrade system performance over time. In this Executive Summary, openBench Labs provides a technical narrative on the nature of Windows system performance issues, and performs testing to validate Condusiv's Diskeeper 12's ability to accelerate the latest Windows environments.

Learn how optimizing I/O at the source on virtual machines provides up to 50% or more application performance at a fraction of the cost of hardware. By eliminating unnecessary I/O traffic at the guest level, there is far less traffic pushed into the server, network, and storage. This OnDemand...

openBench Labs benchmarks and validates read/write optimization for the latest Windows environments (7/8/server 2012) that results in a 2X performance boost from workstations to servers. No hardware required to slash the I/O requirement on every file by 50% at a fraction of the cost for equivalent performance from hardware. Workstations...

openBench Labs benchmarks and validates read/write optimization for the latest Windows environments (7/8/server 2012) that results in a 2X performance boost from workstations to servers. No hardware required to slash the I/O requirement on every file by 50% at a fraction of the cost for equivalent performance from hardware. Workstations...

The task of maintaining peak performance is critical for the modern storage administrator. More and more mission-critical applications rely on the shared storage infrastructure for real-time activity, and enterprise-level businesses are graduating live workstations and production servers to SAN systems. Meanwhile, the potential for resource bottlenecks becomes more complicated due...

All systems suffer from file fragmentation. That fragmentation manifests as slowed anti-malware scans and backup times, lost productivity, greater hardware costs, increased Help Desk traffic, reduced application reliability, and many more burdensome and costly consequences. Defragmenters can fix this critical issue, some more rapidly and thoroughly than others, but...

While virtualization is tasked to optimize storage efficiency, there has been nothing in place to optimize the NTFS file system's I/O efficiency. As a consequence, I/O bottlenecks develop rapidly in the multi-OS virtual environment and existing physical storage investments consistently fall short of performance expectations. At the same time, inefficient...

The principal purpose of this paper is to compare the enterprise-targeted technologies in the Diskeeper? performance software product line with the basic defragmentation solution offered in Windows' more recent operating system releases. While built-in "lite" programs may not have a direct licensing cost, they certainly carry an often hidden...

Discover the most common reliability and downtime phenomena associated with fragmentation and the technical reasons behind them. Get an in-depth understanding of each of the most common occurrences documented by Diskeeper Corporation R&D labs, customers and others. Over the years, numerous manufacturers, third party analysts and labs have reported...

The efficient use of I/O resources directly affects performance and operating costs throughout a system, network, Virtual and Cloud environment. Despite advances in hardware speed and storage technology, file and free space fragmentation has become more of an issue, not less of one. Fragmentation creates profound performance waste at the...

Learn in The Essentials Series: Tactics in Optimizing Virtual Machine Disk IOPS how a bad design combined with incorrect VM configurations can be destructive on performance. You'll understand the poor practices that hinder VM disk I/O and how Windows old enemy fragmentation has a significant impact. Optimizing your VMs requires...

This white paper delivers the results of a series of tests that compare the performance of a third party tool, Diskeeper, to that of the native Windows 7 defragmentation utility in the areas of fragmentation prevention and defragmentation. Read it now to learn which fared better, and what the results...

SAN-attached servers require specific best-practice file optimization to allow the SAN to achieve its best performance. This pre-configured variation of Diskeeper Server edition is separately available and comes set and ready to optimize server data performance in a SAN environment without actually touching the SAN layer.

Virtual infrastructures must be dynamic, efficient and above all else, fast because they process the most critical company data. But underlying resource use must be optimized or the platform can slow to a crawl. V-locity 3 brings an unprecedented depth of resource awareness and new technology for peak performance in...

This brief discusses some of the myths and concerns regarding defragmentation on SAN devices. In most cases, a "standard disk defragmenter" should not be run on a SAN device, but Diskeeper and V-locity are not "standard disk defragmenters." They are storage optimizers that contain technology and innovations that are designed...

This brief discusses how the Windows Built-in Disk Defragmenter was originally designed as a band-aid for low active systems and, although it has evolved, Diskeeper and V-locity have evolved leaps and bounds in this same time period to keep up with the ever-evolving technologies, such as Virtualization and the huge...

Diskeeper 2012 Professional edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases that all business desktops and laptops need to function productively. Diskeeper prevents the majority of fragmentation (scattered file fragments randomly placed across the hard drive) before it can happen and instantly defrags the rest. More importantly, Diskeeper 2012 brings data...

Effective integration of a virtual architecture today has a profound impact on business continuity: Better network efficiency, lower operating costs, and more value from your hardware. However, the underlying shared storage and the nature of virtual resource allocation are sensitive to data storage pitfalls. The problem lies in the fact...

Over 300 IT managers evaluate Diskeeper on crucial issues that can make or break a site's viability. Find out what they discovered in real world situations. System longevity, bandwidth, stability, file corruption, hard drive failures and many more issues are examined in detail. Download now!

Imagine a Windows system that maintains optimum performance over time and never needs to be “de-fragged” again. By proactively optimizing I/O at the Windows level, fragmentation is prevented before it ever becomes a problem. As a result, Windows systems continue to run like new. This white paper examines what productive...

openBench Labs recently tested Condusiv’s V-locity VM, seeking to validate the claim that V-locity I/O optimization software accelerates applications in virtual environments by 50% or more—with no extra hardware. Since Exchange is one of the most widely used server programs in the world, openBench set up a full-scale test environment...

IT faces immense data growth and heavier server workloads, but there is no longer a need to add hardware for performance: IT now has the ability to manage the I/O explosion and gain high-performance—overnight—with hardware they already have. Learn about optimized I/O and how it efficiently boosts IOPS and reduces...

openBench Labs tested V-locity Server, validating the claim that the I/O optimization software accelerates applications on physical servers by 50% or more-with no added hardware. openBench tested V-locity with SQL Server on physical servers, by running the maximum number of daemon processes non-stop, with no lag between query activity. Read...

How can I/O optimization technology boost SQL Server response time by 130% and throughput by 50% in a virtual environment? openBench Labs tested V-locity VM in its independent lab—examining how the software dramatically increases SQL Server performance on VMs—with no additional hardware. Read the report…

“Help! I deleted a file off the network drive!” What if there were a recycle bin for file servers with self-service recovery? You’d never have to dig through backups to recover files, or run constant snapshots. Fill the gap between backups and the limitations of the Windows recycle bin, and...

The tidal wave of I/O in today’s data-centric enterprise is greatly exacerbated in virtualized environments due to the I/O “blender effect.” The resulting unnecessary I/O issue can be easily eliminated, but since the problem is still misunderstood, organizations continue to invest in more hardware to battle an increasingly complex problem...

In this OnDemand webinar, leading analyst Arun Taneja, founder of Taneja Group, discusses how organizations are rethinking their performance strategy in virtual environments with I/O optimization. The webinar examines the latest trends in tackling application performance, what you need to know about behavior of I/O in a virtual environment, and...

Bell Mobility’s IT team supports SQL Server and other critical applications. When performance started declining, IT evaluated V-locity® VM acceleration software on 16 VMs. Seeing 98% faster processing speeds and a 61% reduction in I/O with V-locity, Bell Mobility knew they had an answer—and it wasn’t more...

The industry’s top I/O optimization experts address the two biggest performance barriers in virtual environments and explain how optimizing I/O at the source on virtual machines provides 50% or more application performance without adding new or additional hardware.

Over 300 IT managers evaluate Diskeeper on crucial issues that can make or break a site's viability. Find out what they discovered in real world situations. System longevity, bandwidth, stability, file corruption, hard drive failures and many more issues are examined in detail. Download now!

Effective integration of a virtual architecture today has a profound impact on business continuity: Better network efficiency, lower operating costs, and more value from your hardware. However, the underlying shared storage and the nature of virtual resource allocation are sensitive to data storage pitfalls. The problem lies in the fact...

While virtualization is tasked to optimize storage efficiency, there has been nothing in place to optimize the NTFS file system's I/O efficiency. As a consequence, I/O bottlenecks develop rapidly in the multi-OS virtual environment and existing physical storage investments consistently fall short of performance expectations. At the same time, inefficient...

The principal purpose of this paper is to compare the enterprise-targeted technologies in the Diskeeper? performance software product line with the basic defragmentation solution offered in Windows' more recent operating system releases. While built-in "lite" programs may not have a direct licensing cost, they certainly carry an often hidden...

The task of maintaining peak performance is critical for the modern storage administrator. More and more mission-critical applications rely on the shared storage infrastructure for real-time activity, and enterprise-level businesses are graduating live workstations and production servers to SAN systems. Meanwhile, the potential for resource bottlenecks becomes more complicated due...

Discover the most common reliability and downtime phenomena associated with fragmentation and the technical reasons behind them. Get an in-depth understanding of each of the most common occurrences documented by Diskeeper Corporation R&D labs, customers and others. Over the years, numerous manufacturers, third party analysts and labs have reported...

The efficient use of I/O resources directly affects performance and operating costs throughout a system, network, Virtual and Cloud environment. Despite advances in hardware speed and storage technology, file and free space fragmentation has become more of an issue, not less of one. Fragmentation creates profound performance waste at the...

All systems suffer from file fragmentation. That fragmentation manifests as slowed anti-malware scans and backup times, lost productivity, greater hardware costs, increased Help Desk traffic, reduced application reliability, and many more burdensome and costly consequences. Defragmenters can fix this critical issue, some more rapidly and thoroughly than others, but...

Learn in The Essentials Series: Tactics in Optimizing Virtual Machine Disk IOPS how a bad design combined with incorrect VM configurations can be destructive on performance. You'll understand the poor practices that hinder VM disk I/O and how Windows old enemy fragmentation has a significant impact. Optimizing your VMs requires...

This white paper delivers the results of a series of tests that compare the performance of a third party tool, Diskeeper, to that of the native Windows 7 defragmentation utility in the areas of fragmentation prevention and defragmentation. Read it now to learn which fared better, and what the results...

SAN-attached servers require specific best-practice file optimization to allow the SAN to achieve its best performance. This pre-configured variation of Diskeeper Server edition is separately available and comes set and ready to optimize server data performance in a SAN environment without actually touching the SAN layer.

Virtual infrastructures must be dynamic, efficient and above all else, fast because they process the most critical company data. But underlying resource use must be optimized or the platform can slow to a crawl. V-locity 3 brings an unprecedented depth of resource awareness and new technology for peak performance in...

This brief discusses some of the myths and concerns regarding defragmentation on SAN devices. In most cases, a "standard disk defragmenter" should not be run on a SAN device, but Diskeeper and V-locity are not "standard disk defragmenters." They are storage optimizers that contain technology and innovations that are designed...

This brief discusses how the Windows Built-in Disk Defragmenter was originally designed as a band-aid for low active systems and, although it has evolved, Diskeeper and V-locity have evolved leaps and bounds in this same time period to keep up with the ever-evolving technologies, such as Virtualization and the huge...

Diskeeper 2012 Professional edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases that all business desktops and laptops need to function productively. Diskeeper prevents the majority of fragmentation (scattered file fragments randomly placed across the hard drive) before it can happen and instantly defrags the rest. More importantly, Diskeeper 2012 brings data...

openBench Labs benchmarks and validates read/write optimization for the latest Windows environments (7/8/server 2012) that results in a 2X performance boost from workstations to servers. No hardware required to slash the I/O requirement on every file by 50% at a fraction of the cost for equivalent performance from hardware. Workstations...

openBench Labs benchmarks and validates read/write optimization for the latest Windows environments (7/8/server 2012) that results in a 2X performance boost from workstations to servers. No hardware required to slash the I/O requirement on every file by 50% at a fraction of the cost for equivalent performance from hardware. Workstations...

There are inherent behaviors associated with Windows-based VMs that cause a tremendous amount of unnecessary I/O operations to be pushed down into the network and storage. In a virtualized environment, the problem is compounded as multiple VMs share the same storage, resulting in highly random I/O activity. This not only...

In this Technology Spotlight, IDC provides landmark research into the unexpected I/O explosion brought about by virtualization and offers guidance to organizations looking to eliminate I/O bottlenecks without incurring the cost of extra storage hardware to keep up with application demand. IDC outlines how increased agility of virtualization has compounded...

For administrators who want to increase application performance in their virtual environment without incurring the cost of additional hardware, this white paper outlines how I/O optimization technologies deliver performance at a fraction of the cost of hardware for applications with the heaviest workloads. The white paper identifies how the...

There are inherent behaviors associated with Windows that degrade system performance over time. In this Executive Summary, openBench Labs provides a technical narrative on the nature of Windows system performance issues, and performs testing to validate Condusiv's Diskeeper 12's ability to accelerate the latest Windows environments.

Learn how optimizing I/O at the source on virtual machines provides up to 50% or more application performance at a fraction of the cost of hardware. By eliminating unnecessary I/O traffic at the guest level, there is far less traffic pushed into the server, network, and storage. This OnDemand...

Rather than rely on the Windows built-in defrag tool to address performance problems “after-the-fact” on laptops and workstations, IT departments can now address the problem proactively to eliminate performance-robbing fragmentation from ever occurring. One simple fix will put a stop to pesky helpdesk performance issues and ensure you never defrag...

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